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Text -- 1 Kings 10:14 (NET)

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Solomon’s Wealth
10:14 Solomon received 666 talents of gold per year,
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Names, People and Places:
 · Solomon the tenth son of David; the father of Rehoboam; an ancestor of Jesus; the third king of Israel.,son of David and Bath-Sheba; successor of King David


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Talent | TEMPLE, B | TAX; TAXING | Solomon | MONEY | Gold | GOVERNMENT | more
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Wesley: 1Ki 10:14 - -- _Which amounts to about three millions of our money. And this gold did not come from Ophir in India, or Tharshish; but from Arabia and Ethiopia, which...

_Which amounts to about three millions of our money. And this gold did not come from Ophir in India, or Tharshish; but from Arabia and Ethiopia, which then were replenished with gold, though exhausted by the insatiable avarice of succeeding Ages.

JFB: 1Ki 10:14-15 - -- 666 talents, equal to £3,996,000. The sources whence this was derived are not mentioned; nor was it the full amount of his revenue; for this was "Bes...

666 talents, equal to £3,996,000. The sources whence this was derived are not mentioned; nor was it the full amount of his revenue; for this was "Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffic of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country." The great encouragement he gave to commerce was the means of enriching his royal treasury. By the fortifications which he erected in various parts of his kingdom, (particularly at such places as Thapsacus, one of the passages of Euphrates, and at Tadmor, in the Syrian desert), he gave complete security to the caravan trade from the depredations of the Arab marauders; and it was reasonable that, in return for this protection, he should exact a certain toll or duty for the importation of foreign goods. A considerable revenue, too, would arise from the use of the store cities and khans he built; and it is not improbable that those cities were emporia, where the caravan merchants unloaded their bales of spices and other commodities and sold them to the king's factors, who, according to the modern practice in the East, retailed them in the Western markets at a profit. "The revenue derived from the tributary kings and from the governors of the country" must have consisted in the tribute which all inferior magistrates periodically bring to their sovereigns in the East, in the shape of presents of the produce of their respective provinces.

Clarke: 1Ki 10:14 - -- The weight of gold - was six hundred threescore and six talents - This would amount in our money to £4,683, 675 12s. 8 1/2d. sterling This seems to...

The weight of gold - was six hundred threescore and six talents - This would amount in our money to £4,683, 675 12s. 8 1/2d. sterling

This seems to be what he got annually of bullion; but independently of this, he had tribute of all the kings of Arabia, duties from merchantmen, and the traffic of spice merchants; see 1Ki 10:25.

TSK: 1Ki 10:14 - -- am 2989-3029, bc 1015-975 was six hundred : Equal to 4,683,675£ 12s. 8d. sterling; which was what he got annually in bullion. See note on 1Ki 9:28.

am 2989-3029, bc 1015-975

was six hundred : Equal to 4,683,675£ 12s. 8d. sterling; which was what he got annually in bullion. See note on 1Ki 9:28.

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Barnes: 1Ki 10:14 - -- Six hundred threescore and six talents of gold - About 3,646, 350 of our money. Solomon’ s annual revenue exceeded that of Oriental empire...

Six hundred threescore and six talents of gold - About 3,646, 350 of our money. Solomon’ s annual revenue exceeded that of Oriental empires very much greater in extent than his, and must have made him one of the richest, if not the very richest, of the monarchs of his time.

Poole: 1Ki 10:14 - -- Which amounts to about two millions of our money. And this gold did not come from Ophir in India, or Tarshish; but from Arabia and Ethiopia, and oth...

Which amounts to about two millions of our money. And this gold did not come from Ophir in India, or Tarshish; but from Arabia and Ethiopia, and other parts, which then were well replenished with gold, though since exhausted by the insatiable avarice of succeeding ages.

Haydock: 1Ki 10:14 - -- Gold. His stated revenue was, 4,646,350 l. sterling. (Haydock)

Gold. His stated revenue was, 4,646,350 l. sterling. (Haydock)

Gill: 1Ki 10:14 - -- Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty and six talents of gold. From Ophir and Tarshish, and wherever he tr...

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty and six talents of gold. From Ophir and Tarshish, and wherever he traded; which was of our money, according to Berewood k, 2,997,000 pounds; or as another learned man l, who makes it equal to 5,138,520 ducats of gold.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Ki 10:14 Heb “the weight of the gold which came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold.”

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TSK Synopsis: 1Ki 10:1-29 - --1 The queen of Sheba admires the wisdom of Solomon.14 Solomon's gold.16 His targets.18 The throne of ivory.21 His vessels.24 His presents.26 His chari...

MHCC: 1Ki 10:14-29 - --Solomon increased his wealth. Silver was nothing accounted of. Such is the nature of worldly wealth, plenty of it makes it the less valuable; much mor...

Matthew Henry: 1Ki 10:14-29 - -- We have here a further account of Solomon's prosperity. I. How he increased his wealth. Though he had much, he still coveted to have more, being wil...

Keil-Delitzsch: 1Ki 10:14-15 - -- Solomon's Wealth and the Use He Made of It (cf. 2Ch 9:13-21). - 1Ki 10:14. The gold which Solomon received in one year amounted to 666 talents, - mo...

Constable: 1Ki 1:1--11:43 - --I. THE REIGN OF SOLOMON chs. 1--11 The Holy Spirit led the writer of Kings to give an interpretation of history,...

Constable: 1Ki 10:1-29 - --3. Solomon's greatness ch. 10 This chapter summarizes with illustrations and statistics the wisd...

Constable: 1Ki 10:14-29 - --Solomon's wealth 10:14-29 This pericope summarizes Solomon's wealth as the previous one ...

Guzik: 1Ki 10:1-29 - --1 Kings 10 - The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon A. The Queen's visit. 1. (1) The Queen of Sheba arrives at Jerusalem. Now when the queen of Sheba h...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF KINGS, in the ancient copies of the Hebrew Bible, constitute one book. Various titles have been given them; in the Septu...

JFB: 1 Kings (Outline) ABISHAG CHERISHES DAVID IN HIS EXTREME AGE. (1Ki 1:1-4) ADONIJAH USURPS THE KINGDOM. (1Ki. 1:5-31) SOLOMON, BY DAVID'S APPOINTMENT, IS ANOINTED KING....

TSK: 1 Kings 10 (Chapter Introduction) Overview 1Ki 10:1, The queen of Sheba admires the wisdom of Solomon; 1Ki 10:14, Solomon’s gold; 1Ki 10:16, His targets; 1Ki 10:18, The throne of...

Poole: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) FIRST BOOK OF KINGS COMMONLY CALLED THE THIRD BOOK OF THE KINGS THE ARGUMENT THESE two Books called Of the Kings, because they treat of the kings of...

Poole: 1 Kings 10 (Chapter Introduction) KINGS CHAPTER 10 The queen of Sheba cometh to Jerusalem; admireth Solomon’ s wisdom and glory; giveth God thanks, and Solomon presents, 1Ki 10...

MHCC: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) The history now before us accounts for the affairs of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, yet with special regard to the kingdom of God among them; for ...

MHCC: 1 Kings 10 (Chapter Introduction) (1Ki 10:1-13) The queen of Sheba's visit to Solomon. (v. 14-29) Solomon's wealth.

Matthew Henry: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The First Book of Kings Many histories are books of kings and their reigns, to which the affairs of the...

Matthew Henry: 1 Kings 10 (Chapter Introduction) Still Solomon looks great, and every thing in this chapter adds to his magnificence. We read nothing indeed of his charity, of no hospitals he buil...

Constable: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) Introduction Title The Books of 1 and 2 Kings received their names because they docume...

Constable: 1 Kings (Outline) Outline I. The reign of Solomon chs. 1-11 A. Solomon's succession to David's throne 1:1-2:12...

Constable: 1 Kings 1 Kings Bibliography Aharoni, Yohanan. "The Building Activities of David and Solomon." Israel Exploration Journ...

Haydock: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) THE THIRD BOOK OF KINGS. INTRODUCTION. This and the following Book are called by the holy Fathers, The Third and Fourth Book of Kings; but b...

Gill: 1 Kings (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS This, and the following book, properly are but one book, divided into two parts, and went with the Jews under the common na...

Gill: 1 Kings 10 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 10 This chapter contains an account of the queen of Sheba's visit to King Solomon to her great satisfaction, 1Ki 10:1, of S...

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